Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Baker

Panama - Boca Chica - Golfito, Costa Rica Offshore Marlin continue to be the hot ticket here, with more marlin bites and sightings every day than those of sailfish. Warm surface temps keeping the sails down in the thermocline. Still enough sail bites to make it inter more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Panama--Offshore Salfish-- Very good numbers of sails coming up to plastics between Ladrones and Montuosa. Belly baits always work, but if bonito are hard to get, go plastic. Took a very good blue marlin just outside Isla Ladrones last week. more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - PANAMA--ISLA'S LADRONES-SECAS-MONTUOSA Marlin and dorado, what a beautiful sound !! Ladrones and Montuosa islands have lots of blacks around, feeding on the many smallchicken dorado that are very plentiful in those areas. Not too many sails more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Costa Rica-Golfito Offshore Big school of dorado(mahi) continue to tear it up just off the coast out to around 8 miles. commercial boats coming in with 4 to 6 thousand kilos of dorado each trip. Sport boats having a blast. Marlin dogging the more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Costa Rica-- Golfito/Playa Zancudo to Punta Burica As happened about 4 or 5 years ago, the weather has taken a severe turn-around(for the GOOD!) and we believe the same that happened then will take place again. That is, lots of heavy rains on the more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Costa Rica--Golfito area to Punta Burica If you haven't already done so, it is getting to be close to the Prime Season in this area and you should be finalizing plans for your winter fishing trip. Go to www.costaricafishing.com for all the more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Costa Rica-Mata Palo-Punta Burica Two modified offshore trips these past few days. That's when we hit the inshore spots first thing in the morning, then head offshore. If it's happenin' out there , we finish out the day. If not, we run back in a more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Boca Chica--Isla Ladrones to Isla Montuosa Fishing actually never gets BAD here. There's always somewhere they are biting. WAHOO continue to be the big attraction here. Some very nice catches are being recorded. Jet -head lures on the riggers a more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Costa Rica Capt. Tom Sydowski of Orient, (L.I.)N.Y. is in town this week to do some work on his beach home and get in a little fishing. We'll keep you posted on that. Still lots of Yellowfin tuna outside. Blue marlin are around the tuna schools, more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Punta Burica Offshore We fished a group of New Mexico anglers who wanted to get up close and personal with a big marlin. fishing from our Playa Zancudo, C.R. lodge, we concentrated on the high spot' off Burica and were rewarded with four nice ma more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica